§ 37. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what effect the M4 bus lane has had on journey time for bus passengers from Heston to London. [89512]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe operation of the bus lane is being monitored by the Transport Research Laboratory. Based on the first three weeks monitoring since the bus lane was opened, buses, coaches and taxis are saving an average time of approximately three minutes during the morning and evening peak periods. In periods of severe congestion, because of incidents elsewhere on the road network, vehicles using the bus lane have had savings of up to 16 minutes on journey time.